The Elixir Poetry Podcast
British poet Helen Wing has spent the past 20 years living between the UK, China and the Middle East, experiencing first-hand the human impact of poetry across borders. On The Elixir Poetry Podcast, she asks anonymous individuals from around the world to read the poem that has touched them the most, and to unveil why. (Each episode includes original music)
The Elixir Poetry Podcast
28. The Poem of Cuban Liberation with Raycel (& How Love Took Him Across The World)
In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Raycel, who is from Cuba, about the poem ‘Yo soy un hombre sincero’ by José Martí (1853-1895) as sung by Pablo Milanés (1942-2022).
Topics of discussion:
- The political history of ‘Yo soy un hombre sincero’ by José Martí
- The poverty of life in Cuba (verses e.g. European countries)
- Raycel’s love story that took him out of Cuba across the world to the UK & Europe
Discover poetry through the heart of another…
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The Podcast is Produced by Tom Platts at Sound Sapien
All Music Composed by Tom Platts
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